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New Bangalore-Jaffna flights in the works
By Dinasena Rathugamage
A delegation from Indigo Airlines met with Nandalalingam Vethanayagam, Governor of the Northern Province, last week to discuss plans for launching flights between Bangalore and Jaffna.
The discussions, described as “highly productive” by both parties, mark a significant step in expanding air connectivity between India and Sri Lanka.
Indigo, which currently operates flights between Chennai and Jaffna, is now preparing to cater to the growing demand for travel between Bangalore and Jaffna. The decision follows the identification of a substantial number of passengers traveling between the two cities, including over 25,000 annual travelers for pilgrimage purposes.
The airline, now the largest foreign carrier in Sri Lanka, operates 54 weekly flights connecting Indian cities such as Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Mumbai with Colombo and Jaffna. It became the second Indian airline to launch Chennai-Jaffna flights in September 2024, offering a quick 75-minute journey between the two cities.
The Sri Lanka Navy seized an Indian fishing boat and apprehended 10 Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, during a special operation conducted in the sea area south of Mannar in the dark hours of 02 Feb 25.
The seized boat together with the ten Indian fishermen was brought to the Thalpadu Pier in Mannar and they will be handed over to the Mannar Fisheries Inspector for onward legal proceedings.
Deshamanya Kandiah Balendra better known as ‘Ken Balendra’ who served as the first Sri Lankan chairman of John Keells Holdings Ltd., has passed away at the age of 84.
He was the chairman of Brandix Lanka Ltd. and the South Asia Regional Fund of the Commonwealth Development Corporation.
Sri Lankan industrialist and businessman Deshamanya Harry Jayawardena has passed away at the age of 82.
Don Harold Stassen Jayawardena popularly known as Harry Jayawardena was the chairman of Melstacorp PLC and served as the Honorary Consul General for Denmark in Sri Lanka.
Forbes had listed Jayawardena as one of the richest people in Sri Lanka.
Jayawardena had also served as the chairman of both Distilleries Company of Sri Lanka and Aitken Spence, the first Sri Lankan companies ever to be listed on the Forbes List of best managed companies outside the USA.
Navy seize Indian fishing boat poaching in Sri Lankan waters
Deshamanya Kandiah Balendra has passed away at the age of 84
Deshamanya Harry Jayawardena has passed away at the age of 82
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